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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written. 00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:24 It was a remarkable and very complicated story. 00:28 Two days after a baby girl was born in a hospital in Capetown, 00:32 South Africa, a woman dressed in a nurse's uniform 00:36 took the baby while the infant's mother was sleeping. 00:40 For years the little girl's parents tried to find her, 00:43 and they lived with the uncertainty of not knowing 00:45 where she was, or whether she was dead or alive. 00:49 Even after they had another daughter, they celebrated 00:51 the birthday of their missing girl every year. 00:54 But a fascinating thing happened. 00:56 Seventeen years after their first daughter was kidnapped, 01:00 their second daughter became friends 01:03 with an older girl at school. 01:05 People noticed the girls looked remarkably similar. 01:09 And when the parents learned about the similarity, 01:12 they met the older girl and arranged for DNA testing 01:15 to be carried out. 01:17 The couple and their lost daughter were reunited 01:21 for the first time in nearly two decades. 01:25 Of course, unraveling the complications of it all 01:27 was not easy. 01:29 The story is told in a book, written by the young woman 01:31 at the center of it all: "Zephany: Two Mothers, 01:34 One Daughter, an Astonishing True Story." 01:37 A mystery, indefatigable searching, 01:40 careful investigation, and ultimately, a mystery solved. 01:46 The Bible can seem like that: a mystery. 01:50 I'm not referring to "For God so loved the world" 01:52 or "Love your neighbor as yourself." 01:54 The fact is an enormous amount of what is written in the Bible 01:57 is very understandable. 01:59 But there are some passages, prophecy, for example, 02:04 sometimes that can be a little complicated, 02:07 and there might be times that you wonder 02:08 why prophecy even matters. 02:11 Together, we are going to see that prophecy can be understood. 02:16 We'll see how relevant it is. And we'll learn how it answers 02:20 some of the biggest questions of them all, 02:23 including questions about the end of the world. 02:28 In the Old Testament you find a section 02:30 often referred to as "the major prophets" 02:33 and another referred to as "the minor prophets." 02:36 The major prophets are Isaiah, 02:38 Jeremiah--who wrote Jeremiah and Lamentations-- 02:42 Ezekiel, and Daniel, 02:44 while the minor prophets are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, 02:49 Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, 02:55 Zechariah, and Malachi. 02:58 The major prophets are considered major 03:00 because the books are longer. 03:02 Now, there are other prophets in the Bible 03:04 who didn't write books. 03:06 Abraham was a prophet, as well as Agabus and Gad and Miriam 03:10 and Joshua and Deborah and, and others, 03:12 many of whom are not named. 03:14 Moses was a prophet, but the books he wrote are considered 03:18 history more than they're considered prophecy. 03:20 Now, they contain prophecy, but the chief burden of Genesis, 03:24 Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy is history. 03:27 Moses also wrote Job, considered to be a book of poetry. 03:32 Genesis is the book of beginnings. 03:34 Exodus tells the story of the Exodus, 03:37 Israel's exit from Egypt. 03:39 Leviticus deals with the priesthood 03:41 and the sanctuary services. 03:43 Numbers starts with the numbering of Israel, 03:46 then adds to what was written in Leviticus, 03:49 and traces the wanderings of Israel, 03:52 while Deuteronomy, which means "second law," 03:56 deals a lot with the laws and regulations given to Israel. 04:00 By the time you get to the major prophets, 04:02 you see the prophetic content of those books is very high. 04:07 Let's focus together on Daniel--12 chapters in all. 04:11 The first six are largely history, and the final six 04:15 are largely prophecy, but, but even the chapters 04:18 that deal with history really speak to prophecy. 04:21 In Daniel 3 there's a law passed concerning worship, 04:25 and those who wouldn't comply with that law 04:27 were sentenced to death. 04:28 Now, the book of Revelation speaks to that same idea. 04:32 Daniel, chapter 6, the story of Daniel in the lions' den 04:35 also has a last-day application. 04:39 But we're gonna start in Daniel 2--fascinating chapter-- 04:44 and then we'll build on that. 04:47 In fact, to get the context of Daniel 2, 04:50 we need to look at Daniel, chapter 1. 04:53 Jerusalem is attacked; 04:54 Daniel and others are captured and taken to Babylon. 04:57 The captives are to be fed from the king's table. 05:00 "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile 05:03 "himself with the portion of the king's meat, 05:06 "nor with the wine which he drank: 05:08 "therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs 05:10 that he might not defile himself." 05:12 That's Daniel 1, verse 8. 05:14 He requested that he and his friends be provided 05:17 with healthy food, and water instead of wine. 05:21 That was an act of real faith. 05:24 You don't want to insult the king of Babylon, 05:27 and if the health of those boys had suffered, 05:29 the man tasked with taking care of them 05:31 would have been in real trouble. 05:34 But God blessed Daniel and his friends for their faithfulness. 05:38 Verse 17 says, 05:40 "As for these four children, God gave them knowledge 05:43 "and skill in all learning and wisdom: 05:46 and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams." 05:51 It's always better to honor God. 05:55 "And the king communed with them; 05:56 "and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, 06:00 "Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 06:04 "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, 06:07 "that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better 06:11 "than all the magicians and astrologers 06:14 that were in all his realm." 06:15 Daniel 1, verses 19 and 20. 06:18 The young men honored God with their bodies, 06:22 and God blessed them spiritually. 06:25 With that background, we go to Daniel, chapter 2. 06:30 In Daniel 2, the king, Nebuchadnezzar, 06:33 had a stunning dream. It was so striking it woke him up. 06:38 He believed the gods were talking to him, 06:41 but he couldn't remember what the dream was. 06:45 He asked his counselors to tell him what he dreamed 06:47 and what it meant. 06:49 What unfolded was an interesting exchange: 06:53 "'O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, 06:57 "and we will give the interpretation.' 07:00 "The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, 07:01 "'My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, 07:05 "'and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, 07:09 "'and your houses shall be made an ash heap. 07:11 "'However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, 07:14 "'you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. 07:18 "Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.' 07:21 "They answered again and said, 'Let the king tell his servants 07:25 "the dream, and we will give its interpretation.' 07:28 "The king answered and said, 07:29 "'I know for certain that you would gain time, 07:31 "'because you see that my decision is firm: 07:33 "'if you do not make known the dream to me, 07:35 "'there is only one decree for you! 07:37 "'For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupts words 07:40 "'before me till the time has changed. 07:43 "'Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know 07:45 "that you can give me its interpretation.' 07:47 "The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, 07:49 "'There is not a man on earth who can tell the king's matter; 07:52 "'therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things 07:57 "'of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. 07:59 "'It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is 08:02 "'no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, 08:06 "whose dwelling is not with flesh.' 08:08 "For this reason the king was angry and very furious, 08:12 and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon." 08:17 That's Daniel 2, verses 4 through 12. 08:20 What unfolds is a prophecy that is foundational 08:24 to end-time Bible prophecy. 08:27 But first, Daniel has to get out of a jam. 08:31 He's just been sentenced to death. 08:34 What do you do when you're innocent 08:37 and the executioner knocks on your door? 08:40 We're gonna find out in just a moment. 08:44 ♪[music swells and ends]♪♪ 08:52 >>Announcer 1: Important life events bring great changes 08:55 in our lives, and the Second Coming of Jesus 08:57 is the biggest event of our lives. 08:59 You can share in this special moment. 09:01 Our free offer today is "The Second Coming of Jesus." 09:05 To receive this free study guide, 09:06 call 800-253-3000 09:09 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 09:13 Learn what the Bible says about the Second Coming of Jesus. 09:16 Call 800-253-3000 09:19 or visit iiwoffer.com. 09:23 ♪[upbeat music]♪ 09:25 >>Announcer 2: Planning for your financial future 09:27 is a vital aspect of Christian stewardship. 09:31 For this reason, It Is Written is pleased to offer 09:33 free planned giving and estate services. 09:36 For information on how we can help you, 09:38 please call 800-992-2219. 09:43 Call today 09:44 or visit our website: hislegacy.com. 09:48 Call 800-992-2219. 09:51 ♪[music ends]♪♪ 09:54 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on It Is Written. 09:56 There are a lot of mysteries that puzzle us: 10:00 the lost city of Atlantis, 10:02 the lost colony following Sir Walter Raleigh's attempt 10:05 to set up the first English colony in the United States-- 10:08 and that mysterious word "Croatoan" 10:10 carved into a gatepost-- 10:12 the fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. 10:15 There just aren't good answers. 10:17 But the Bible is a book designed by God 10:20 to provide answers, 10:22 which means that, although there are some parts 10:24 of the Bible that don't read quite as simply as 10:28 "I have loved you with an everlasting love," 10:30 God speaks to us through the Bible 10:33 to provide direction and an understanding of who He is 10:36 and of His purposes for the world. 10:39 When we looked at Daniel, chapter 2, 10:40 we saw that King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream so startling 10:44 it woke him from his sleep. 10:46 When his advisers weren't able to interpret the dream, 10:49 he sentenced them to death. 10:51 When the executioner arrived at Daniel's door, 10:54 Daniel asked for time to interpret the dream. 10:58 He and his friends prayed, and the Bible says, 11:01 "Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision." 11:06 Ushered into the presence of the great king, 11:09 Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar that he dreamed of a large statue, 11:13 an image, an idol-- not surprising, 11:17 considering Nebuchadnezzar was an idol worshiper. 11:21 And then Daniel interpreted the dream: 11:24 "You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! 11:30 "This great image, whose splendor was excellent, 11:33 "stood before you; and its form was awesome. 11:38 "This image's head was of fine gold, 11:41 "its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 11:44 "its legs of iron, 11:46 its feet partly of iron and partly of clay." 11:50 And then he interpreted the dream for the king. 11:53 Remember, this was a monumental dream. 11:56 But rather than this being "the gods" speaking 11:58 to King Nebuchadnezzar, 12:00 it was the God of heaven communicating with him. 12:03 With him--and with you and me. 12:08 Daniel explained to the king that the head of gold 12:11 in that image represented Nebuchadnezzar-- 12:14 or Babylon, more correctly. 12:16 "You are this head of gold," the young prophet said. 12:19 And then he said that the other metals-- 12:21 silver, brass, and iron-- represented succeeding kingdoms. 12:27 It turns out that those kingdoms that followed Babylon 12:30 were Medo-Persia--often referred to as simply Persia-- 12:34 Greece, and Rome. 12:37 Back in Isaiah 13, verse 17, the Bible names Medo-Persia 12:42 as the kingdom that would succeed Babylon. 12:44 "Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, 12:48 "which shall not regard silver; 12:50 and as for gold, they shall not delight in it." 12:53 And then two verses later, God says, 12:55 "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, 12:57 "the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, 13:00 "shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 13:04 It shall never be inhabited." 13:07 And sure enough, it never was. 13:10 Jeremiah wrote something similar: 13:12 "Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! 13:15 "The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings 13:18 "of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, 13:22 "because it is the vengeance of the Lord, 13:25 the vengeance for His temple." 13:26 You find that in Jeremiah 51 in verse 11. 13:29 After Medo-Persia, Greece came into power on the world stage, 13:33 with the footprint of the kingdom getting even bigger 13:36 before Greece was conquered by Rome, 13:40 which existed as a power until 476 A.D. 13:44 These were seriously influential kingdoms. 13:48 The Babylonians gave us the 360-degree circle. 13:51 They gave us 60 seconds to a minute 13:53 and 60 minutes to an hour. 13:55 They adopted a 12-month calendar, 13:57 each month with 30 days, 13:59 and, religiously, they were idol worshipers and sun worshipers. 14:04 It's said that the Persians invented algebra-- 14:07 great for science, not so cool with high school students. 14:11 The impact of the Greek empire is still felt today 14:14 through philosophy, astronomy, medicine, mathematics, 14:19 and architecture. 14:21 The New Testament was written in Greek. 14:23 And Rome's influence is seen through architecture, 14:27 government, law, and religion. 14:32 Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, 14:35 Rome would divide, 14:36 as represented by the feet and toes in Daniel 2, 14:39 part of clay and part of iron, 14:41 indicating that the influence of the iron monarchy of Rome 14:45 would be felt long after Rome itself was gone. 14:50 So Rome divides, and then... Daniel 2:44. 14:55 "And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up 14:59 "a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: 15:02 "and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; 15:06 "but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, 15:10 and it shall stand forever." 15:14 Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, 15:18 Rome divides, and then-- and then the establishment 15:23 of a kingdom that will never pass away, 15:26 a kingdom that, unlike those four kingdoms, 15:30 will last forever. 15:32 In a moment, we'll see how another of Daniel's prophecies 15:35 builds on Daniel 2 15:38 to tell us about events in this world that are still to come-- 15:41 and the one thing that prevents a lot of people 15:44 from understanding prophecy. 15:47 ♪[music swells and ends]♪♪ 15:56 >>Announcer 1: Important life events bring great changes 15:58 in our lives, and the Second Coming of Jesus 16:00 is the biggest event of our lives. 16:02 You can share in this special moment. 16:04 Our free offer today is "The Second Coming of Jesus." 16:08 To receive this free study guide, 16:09 call 800-253-3000 16:12 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 16:16 Learn what the Bible says about the Second Coming of Jesus. 16:19 Call 800-253-3000 16:22 or visit iiwoffer.com. 16:27 >>John Bradshaw: The Trail of Tears--entire people groups 16:31 forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands 16:35 and marched hundreds and hundreds of miles to a new land, 16:41 thousands of people uprooted and relocated, 16:44 ♪[somber music]♪ 16:45 thousands of people dead. 16:48 The Trail of Tears. 16:50 The land that would become the United States was already home 16:53 to millions of native peoples when Europeans arrived, 16:58 real people with real lives, who over the next several centuries 17:02 would endure real suffering. 17:05 Join me for "The Trail of Tears." 17:08 We'll visit the places where the Trail of Tears began, 17:11 and we'll look forward to a day 17:13 when God will wipe away all of our tears. 17:17 "The Trail of Tears," 17:19 brought to you by It Is Written TV. 17:22 ♪[music ends]♪♪ 17:27 >>John Bradshaw: There's one thing that prevents 17:29 a lot of people from understanding 17:30 the prophecies of the Bible, and that is... 17:35 not reading them. 17:36 You'd be surprised what you can find out 17:39 by simply reading the prophecies of the Word of God. 17:43 God didn't intend to keep us in ignorance. 17:45 He said, "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, 17:48 "and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 17:52 "declaring the end from the beginning, 17:54 and from ancient times the things that are not yet done." 17:57 That's Isaiah 46, verses 9 and 10. 18:00 That's God saying He gives you information 18:03 ahead of time through the prophecies 18:07 so that when what He says is going to happen, 18:09 happens, you can know that He truly is God. 18:12 It's like what Amos 3, verse 7 says: 18:15 "Surely the Lord God does nothing, 18:17 unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets." 18:22 No one else can predict the future-- 18:24 not Nostradamus, not one of the supermarket tabloid prophets, 18:29 no one--only God. 18:32 And the fact that He does, and with such amazing accuracy, 18:37 should make a believer out of any skeptic. 18:41 So in Daniel 2, you have the progression of kingdoms 18:43 followed by God's eternal kingdom. Over in Daniel 7, 18:48 you have the same thing expressed in a different way. 18:52 There's a principle in interpreting 18:54 apocalyptic prophecy called "repeat and enlarge" 18:58 where what is said here is repeated over here 19:02 with additional information given. 19:04 See how that plays out in Daniel 7. 19:07 We start in verse 1: 19:08 "In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon 19:11 "Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed.... 19:16 "Daniel spake and said, 19:17 "'I saw in my vision by night, and behold, 19:19 "'the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 19:23 "'And four great beasts came up from the sea, 19:25 diverse one from another.'" 19:28 Four metals in Daniel 2, four beasts in Daniel 7, 19:33 and what you find is that in Bible prophecy 19:35 a beast represents a kingdom or a nation. 19:40 If you keep that in mind, it's going to save you 19:43 a lot of confusion, especially when you try to understand 19:47 the book of Revelation. 19:49 A beast represents a nation. 19:52 We know that beyond a shadow of a doubt 19:56 because Daniel 7, verse 23 says, 19:59 "The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth." 20:04 Verse 17 says, 20:07 "These great beasts, which are four, 20:09 are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth." 20:14 A beast is a kingdom. Simple. 20:20 So what kingdoms are represented by these beasts? 20:23 The fact is we already know. 20:25 We just read that the fourth beast is the fourth kingdom, 20:28 and we know already that that is Rome. 20:31 But let's take this methodically. 20:33 Verse 4: "The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: 20:37 "I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, 20:39 "and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand 20:42 upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it." 20:45 Interesting. When I was in the town of Babylon 20:48 on Long Island, New York, some years ago, I was fascinated 20:52 to see a lion with eagle's wings on, on a tall pillar. 20:56 It's a well-known symbol of Babylon. 21:00 This first beast represents Babylon. 21:03 Then, there's a bear raised up on one side. 21:07 "And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, 21:09 "and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs 21:13 "in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: 21:15 and they said thus unto it, 'Arise, devour much flesh.'" 21:20 Daniel 7:5. 21:22 Medo-Persia--you'll notice the bear is raised up on one side 21:26 because the Persians were more powerful than the Medes. 21:30 Three ribs in its mouth? Three of the kingdoms 21:33 it destroyed on its way to power. 21:35 Verse 6: "After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, 21:40 "which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; 21:44 the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it." 21:49 That's Greece, which rapidly conquered the world of its day 21:54 and divided into four nations, represented by those four heads. 21:59 Verse 7 focuses on Rome: 22:02 "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold 22:06 "a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, 22:09 "and strong exceedingly; 22:11 "and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, 22:15 "and stamped the residue with the feet of it: 22:18 "and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; 22:22 and it had ten horns." 22:25 The iron teeth correspond with the legs of iron in Daniel 2. 22:30 It's the same kingdom, 22:32 and you'll see it's extremely powerful. 22:36 Now look in verse 8: 22:38 "I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them 22:42 "another little horn, before whom 22:45 "there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: 22:48 "and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, 22:52 and a mouth speaking great things." 22:55 So who's this? Well, it comes out of Rome. 23:00 Some have said this is Antiochus Epiphanes, a Roman king-- 23:03 except that he doesn't come after Rome is gone 23:06 but during the reign of Rome. 23:08 And in Daniel 8 it says that this little horn 23:11 is "exceeding great," which Antiochus definitely was not. 23:17 During the Protestant Reformation, 23:19 people like Luther and Zwingli and Calvin and Farrell, 23:22 and later John Wesley, identified that little horn 23:27 as the Vatican City, the Papacy, 23:29 which was exceedingly great in the world. 23:32 And, of course, it did spring out of the Roman Empire. 23:36 Now, after the sequence of kingdoms, Daniel 7:21 says, 23:40 "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, 23:44 "and prevailed against them; until the Ancient of Days came, 23:49 "and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; 23:53 and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom." 23:56 So you see, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, 24:00 an intervening time, and then Jesus returns. 24:05 But let's go back to Daniel 2. 24:07 This is a verse we haven't looked at yet. 24:10 It's verse 34: 24:12 "You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, 24:15 "which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, 24:19 and broke them [to] pieces." 24:21 Verse 44: "And in the days of these kings the God of heaven 24:26 "will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; 24:29 "and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; 24:32 "it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, 24:36 and it shall stand forever." 24:41 So I want you to notice: 24:42 The prophecies in Daniel lead us directly to the return of Jesus. 24:48 We don't know precisely when that will happen, 24:51 but the signs point to that time coming soon. 24:54 So, the prophecies say Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, 25:01 Rome divides, and all that has happened. 25:06 So where are we in the stream of Bible prophecy? 25:09 If you're looking at the Daniel 2 image, 25:12 we'd have to be right down in the toenails, 25:16 very near the return of Jesus. 25:18 Both chapters 2 and 7 of Daniel suggest that. 25:23 And look at this remarkable statement in Daniel 2:45. 25:26 After interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dream-- 25:28 which parallels Daniel 7, remember--Daniel says, 25:32 "The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure." 25:38 Certain and sure--that's encouragement for you. 25:43 When the road seems long, when your weakness 25:46 gets the better of you, when life is tough 25:49 and you're not sure where to turn, God says, 25:52 this dream is real. This interpretation can be trusted. 25:57 Jesus is coming back soon. The best is yet to come. 26:03 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 26:05 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 26:09 To support this international life-changing ministry, 26:12 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:16 You can send your tax-deductible gift 26:18 to the address on your screen, 26:19 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:23 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 26:26 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 26:30 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:34 >>John: The best is yet to come, 26:35 and you can be ready for that best. 26:38 Can we tell God together now 26:40 that we want Him to prepare us for that day? 26:42 As you allow Jesus into your heart, 26:44 you can pray with assurance today that when Jesus returns, 26:48 you're gonna be with Him forever. 26:50 Let's pray that prayer now. 26:52 Our Father in heaven, 26:54 we thank You today for the certainty of Your Word, 26:57 for the certainty of prophecy, 26:59 which tells us beyond a shadow of a doubt 27:01 that Your Son Jesus is soon to return 27:04 and Your kingdom is soon to come. 27:07 Lord, keep us in Your will. 27:09 Save us, as imperfect as we are. 27:12 Grow us to be more and more 27:14 like Your will for our lives. 27:16 Friend, the assurance of salvation, 27:18 of being part of God's forever kingdom, 27:20 that assurance becomes yours when you accept Jesus 27:23 as your Lord and Savior. 27:25 He died for you-- 27:26 and in heaven intercedes for you at God's right hand. 27:30 Allow Him into your heart now. 27:32 Invite Him to be your personal Savior. 27:35 Lord, this is our prayer. 27:38 And we pray it in Jesus' name, 27:42 amen. 27:43 Thank you so much for joining me. 27:45 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:47 Until then, remember: 27:50 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:54 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 27:58 ♪[dramatic theme music]♪ 28:25 ♪[music ends]♪♪ |
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